Abstract
Herbicides are a class of pesticides which is used to kill nuisance plants such as weeds and grasses that compromise the yield and growth of desired crops. Most of the herbicides act on plants by affecting their biochemical processes. Certain herbicides that regulate growth in plants as growth regulators are effective on broad leaves plants but not on different species of grasses. Herbicides may either involve biological system or plant enzyme that disrupts the regular plant growth and finally death. Failure of uniform distribution of herbicide application results in crop injuries, ineffective weed control, and is directly linked with sprayer calibration. Most of the herbicides are developed after rearranging chemical groups which is not the best strategy as pests and weeds quickly develop resistance to such groups of chemicals. Current considerations are to develop herbicides which not only benefit the ecosystem by reducing dependence on soil tillage for effective weed management system but also possess better environmental and toxicological profiles. This chapter discusses the recent development and future challenges in herbicide formulation and considerations.
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Singh, S., Kumar, V., Dhanjal, D.S., Singh, J. (2020). Herbicides and Plant Growth Regulators: Current Developments and Future Challenges. In: Singh, J., Yadav, A. (eds) Natural Bioactive Products in Sustainable Agriculture. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3024-1_5
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